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Newspaper
Hershey News
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1956
Page
2
In a memo dating from February 8, 1770, Benjamin Franklin, a printer, inventor, statesman and author, reflects on the rapid rise of science. He predicts future gains in gravity control, agriculture, disease prevention, aging, and moral science, imagining a century of advances and improved humanity.
The second summertime teenage dance for senior high school and college students of Derry Township is planned for Friday night August 10 in the Social Room of the Community Building. Ralph L. Hoar chairs a committee that says Hershey American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts will provide chaperones. A fourth and final dance is scheduled for August 24 for junior high students with Business and Professional Women's Club and Optimist Club supplying chaperones.
The Hershey Retired Employees Association plans an August outdoor meeting Monday August 6 at Hershey Park first pavilion at Bowling Alley Hill. Col Herbert A Vernet Jr Hershey Chocolate Corp director of labor relations will address the group and Melvin Deer and his string ensemble will provide music with Irvin E Spancake leading songs.
The Gramigni family is back together in Hershey after landing in New York aboard the Ile de France. Thomas Gramigni remained seeking word of his wife and was joined by their son Ronnie, 19, who had emergency leave from his U S Navy station in Rhode Island. Snails travel so slowly that they do not signal before turning.
Derry Township Board approves a continuous school day with in school lunch. Starting September, high school and junior grades have staggered lunch shifts and all meals eaten on site. New schedules push high school from 8 10 to 2 40 and elementary times adjust accordingly.
The Ringgold Band of Reading will perform free Sunday concerts at the Hershey Park Bandshell from 2 to 4 PM and 7 to 9 PM. Meanwhile Gideon Bowman and Erma Bowman welcome a baby boy born July 24 at Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon. Treva Dise attends a six day Fred Waring Music Workshop at Delaware Water Gap with other professional musicians. Edward E Shearer Jr graduates Field Radio Repair at Fort Gordon and serves in Germany. Louis Henderson joins Tachikawa Japan as instructor at Air Force Collateral Training School in Chemical and Radiological Warfare.
Stan Kenton, five time Down Beat top orchestra winner, will headline his twenty piece ensemble at Hershey Park Ballroom on Saturday evening August 4. The originator of progressive jazz Kenton helped shape dance and concert scenes since 1941. He will be featured on piano in many arrangements.
The notice lists multiple churches with service times and pastors including Call to Worship at All Saints Episcopal, Derry Presbyterian, Evangelical Lutheran Holy Trinity, First Evangelical United Brethren, Fishburn EUB, Union Deposit, Milton Hershey School, Mt View Bible Church, Seventh Day Adventist, Spring Creek Church of the Brethren, St Joan of Arc Catholic Church, and assigned ministers such as Rev. Ker mit Lloyd Rev. J R MacDonald Rev. M R Hamsher Rev. Thomas Gunnivan Rev. J Herbert Miller Rev Anthony Maysan Rev Dominick Mammarella Rev Daniel Mahoney.
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